Medicine-dial



(No Model.)

M. B. WESSON.

MEDICINE DIAL. No. 391,996. Patented Oct. .30, 1888..

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MEDICINE DIALU- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.391,996, dated October 30, 1888.

Application filed July 21,1888. Serial No. 280,600. (No model.)

Improvements in Medicine-Dials; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being [0 had to the accompanying drawings, which form partof this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in medicine-dials; and itconsists in the combination of an upright or standard, which is suitablybent, with a revolving dial, which is placed thereon and which can beturned so as to indicate the time when the next dose of medicine is tobe taken.

The object of my invention is to produce a medicinedial which can bestuck into the cork of the bottle of medicine or cover of any kind andset so as to indicate when the next dose is to be administered.

Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 are side elevations of the pin or standard alone,showing different forms into which it may be bent.

and 7 show my invention complete.

A in Fig. 1 represents a wire, which is sharpened at its lower end, soas to be readily Figs. 5, 6,

inserted into the cork, and which has its upper end formed into a loop,B. The dial 0, having a perforation through its center,is pivoted uponthe upper end of the loop at D,and then the two sides or parts of theloop extend down in close contact upon opposite sides of the dial,so asto hold it in a vertical position. That side of the loop which extendsdown the front face of the dial serves as a pointer to indicate when thenext dose of medicine is to be given. The disk revolves freely upon thepin or wire, and hence the figures upon the dial can be brought underthe pointer at the will of the operator.

In Fig. 2 a longer wire is used than is shown in Fig. 1, and the twopoints F of the wire are 'sharpened,so as to be forced into the cork orany other suitable support of any kind. The two prongs of the wire aresimply crossed, as shown at G, thus forming a loop upon which the dialis pivoted.

The devices shown in Figs. 1 and 2 differ only in having the two pointsforced into the cork or support instead of one.

In Fig. 3 the wire H is sharpened at both ends, the lower end, H, beingforced into the cork, while the upper end, I, is turned downward overthe face of the dial, so as to form a hand or indicator. At a suitabledistance above the lower sharpened point the wire is bent,so as to forma notch,.I, in which the edge of the dial is made to catch, so as tohold it in a vertical position. At Lthe wire is bent at right angles, soas to form a pivotal point, upon which the dial is placed. The upperedge of the dial is held in position by thehand or pointer I, whichcatches over the edge at this point, and the lower edge is held inposition by the bend .I. The dial is revolved upon the pivotal part L,so that any one of the figures or any intermediate part between thefigures can be brought under the hand or indicator I.

In Fig. 4 the wire or pin P is bent in the same manner as Fig. 1, withthe exception that the upper end of the wire is turned directlybackward, so as to pass through the center of the dial. The part 0 ofthe pin then extends down from the top edge to the center of the dialand acts as a hand or indicator thereon.

The pins or wires may be bent into other forms than those here show n,ifso desired, with out departing from the spirit of my invention, theobject of which is to producea very cheap and simple medicine-dial,whichcan be either given away by the druggist or medicine companies orpurchased at a very small price.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of a pin orwire which is bent so as to form a journal or bearing for the disk, anda hand or indicator which extends partially across the face of the disk,with the disk, which is journaled upon the wire and adapted to berevolved thereon, so that the figures upon the disk can be alternatelybrought under the hand or indicator, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

M [LEY B. VESSON.

Witnesses: I

E. J. DORAY, W. 'I. 'IALBorT.

